mikebv

Hope Bomber hasn't been told that...

Can he guest for Plymouth on the same night Poole are there? Half n Half Kevlars or something? He would keep the scores very close by getting exactly the same points for both teams in every one of his races... Sorry... On reflection, that would bring a ludicrous lack of credibility to the sport wouldn't it, and prevent people, media and potential sponsors, taking the sport seriously.. Just let him ride the whole season for Plymouth when Poole aren't there as the rules allow.. That way, the credibility of the sport is protected..

A few British lads out there... Be good to see their actual capability when going up against a lot of the worlds best U24's.... A great opportunity for them to showcase their talent, (if its of the required level)...

Brilliant from Wozniak.. Proper, hard riding... Cracking meeting again from Poland..

A Gustrow or a Mildenhall could have been fitted in easily though... Utterly bizarre to design a track with such long straights and tight bends... Went twice and the racing was poor on both occasions.. Follow the leader literally as all riders hit the apex entering the bends, slid up the banking to the fence, locked up, then powered off down the straight, all following exactly the same line.. Like watching synchronised Speedway.. Might go sometime this season to see what the track changes have done to improve the racing..

Common sense comments then... Get the fundamental basics correct first..

Cycle speedway do it well... And they have to spin around and ref the whole race... Not seen one throw up yet...

Should maybe have someone on the centre green in line with the tapes? Let the ref have the panoramic view for the incidents and the person on the centre green give the 51/49 verdicts...

I presume that view doesnt have a fence blocking the finish line, like some fences do at tracks...? With sometimes the wheels not visible depending on how near they are to the fence as they cross the line, meaning the refs give their "best guess" result based on the riders crossing the line, not their bikes.. Sometimes being directly opposite the finish line with nothing blocking the view can be far more accurate..

Brum should advertise £75 for 15 races (pro rata the same), at the next meeting and then see how many turn up... That should tell them the impact a key fundamental decision they have to make would have...

I seem to think through the mist of time, for all teams, that whatever night you ride on at home, it always seems easier to find a guest than when you are away... Unless of course you are in the running for the play offs or title...

Then each club should think about that before allowing such disparate level of capability to be in place in the same league.. And also consider if it is a good idea to allow clubs to choose when to use a guest and when not to... (All the clubs 'amazingly' seem to find a guest for home matches dont they?) More self inflicted nonsense that can only dissaude attendance rather than encourage it, and so easily fixed if as a collective they wanted to do so... As, lets be honest, it isnt like it isnt obvious that certain teams wont be crowd pullers away from home, and that home teams will then pay out loads of points money when these teams visit.. Because the same thing has happened for donkeys years... With these teams often highlighted pre season by fans with even just the slightest knowledge of the sport..

No! No! No!... I have read it on here many times that they do it "for our entertainment"....

For a club with one eye on its finances I would suggest not "too bad" a result... Win 46-44 on Sunday and the icing on the cake..

Whoever gets one and three in heat 15 could win this....

Gates two and four on the bounce didn't do them any favours... Since then one and three has sorted out the score line...

This Kowalski kid looks the part.... (Again)....

Nice to see Eleven Sports mentioning Nigel Pearson's passing...

Would imagine he would still be getting paid a fair amount given he will lose an incredible amount if not... Keeps him within the group should circumstances change too.. Proper team ethic in Poland isn't it? Tribal. Them and us...

Dan needs to stop getting beat up in tight first bends... Too many times he takes himself out of the race before it's almost started... Needs to stop running lasts from a decent start in the better company... Lock down Doyle there and it would have stopped Doyle's race, or, learn to take a dive when you get touched, a la Nicki P.. The GP's are very unforgiving so he needs to get his elbows out if he wants to compete...

Like the look of this Lublin team.. A maturing Kubera and Drabik could be very much keys to any success this season. Hampel may actually prove to be their weakest link, which is ironic given how many great years he has had in the top league in Poland.. Juniors look very solid for heat 2 too.. And the Lublin track is just "different enough" to offer a bit of home advantage when compared to the other very similar bowls of the sides who will be their play off rivals.. Fantastic fan base support too...

Is that October 2022?

But that would mean working as a collective for the greater good of the sport... That would never work...

And given how many football matches seem to get stopped these days for crowd illnesses, which result in hospital visits, surely two ambulances are a necessity and not a "nice to have"?.. Just another in a long list of "own goals" that this sport (in the UK), like to score...

The Aces showing real consistency in the League Cup.. And Mark Lemon as equally as consistent with his usual tactical capability too reading the threads of the two meetings.. Let's be kind and say he is giving his lads plenty of track time before the real stuff starts..